Workflow in the 2007 Microsoft Office System [Paperback]

This book is written by a developer and architect with 9 years experience building Information Worker solutions, including custom workflow engines and third-party workflow products. The author challenges readers to view the Office System and workflow in a new light, walking readers through the process of building a solid, useable workflow solution. Unlike quick references that scratch the surface of new technology, this book benefits the serious Information Worker developer - a growing group in IT - who is interested in learning the inner workings of workflow and Office 12.

This book is written by a developer and architect with 9 years experience building Information Worker solutions. The presents the Office System and workflow in a new light, walking readers through the process of building a solid workflow solution.

On behalf of the engineers on the Microsoft Office and Windows Workflow Foundation teams who spent over three years building workflow into the 2007 Microsoft Office system, I would like to thank you very much for your interest in Microsoft Office and workflow. I am pleased to recommend this book to you as a roadmap and tutorial for getting started designing and building workflows for Microsoft Office. While weve prebuilt the most common review and approval workflows into Microsoft Office, I know well that we did not scratch the surface of all the important processes that or- nizations will need to build as they modernize the way their information workers get their jobs done. That is because a primary goal in building workflow into Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office was to provide a platform for developers to build a wide range of People- Ready Processes. When I say People-Ready Process, I mean to emphasize Microsoft Offices focus on human-centric workflow scenariosthose business processes that will reduce clutter in your inbox, help you track and correlate information automatically, and hopefully helS‚